Watch the Pitch@Palace pitches live right here

After months of preparation, startups will gather at St. James Palace in London to compete in the Pitch@Palace pitch-off. TechCrunch will be broadcasting the competition live here beginning at 5:30 p.m. PT.

The Pitch@Palace competition has toured a number of cities, including Aberdeen, Bristol and Oldham, giving startups an opportunity to hone pitches and be selected to compete at St. James's Palace.

The theme of this pitch-off event is Future of Mobility, Autonomous Systems and Materials. Forty-one entrepreneurs (listed below) will attend today, 12 will have three minutes to pitch their ideas and the others will have 30 seconds to introduce their businesses.

You can watch the live stream above. Check out the competing companies below.